BENGALURU: The state government on Saturday appointed T M
Vijay Bhaskar as Chief Secretary, replacing K Ratna Prabha. Fifty-eight-year-old
Vijay Bhaskar, who took charge as chief secretary on Saturday evening, was
earlier Additional Chief Secretary to the government.
Vijay Bhaskar is considered to be close to Kumaraswamy and
was the frontrunner for the post following the state’s decision not to provide
another extension to Ratna Prabha.
Speaking after assuming charge, he said he will work for the
state’s development and implement the policies of the government on priority.
“We will also work to ensure that the government machinery is responsive to the
needs and expectations of the people,” he said. He has 34 years of experience
and his first posting was as Assistant Commissioner of Kolar in 1984.
Newly-appointed Chief Secretary Vijay Bhaskar was earlier
Additional Chief Secretary to Urban Development Department, Department of
Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Department of Forest, Ecology and
Environment, among others. He had also served as BBMP administrator and
BWSSB chairperson.
Vijay Bhaskar is the second-most senior IAS officer in the
state after S K Pattanayak, a 1982-batch IAS officer currently on central
deputation. Vijay Bhaskar, who hails from Bengaluru (Migrated from a village near Gudiyattam – Tamilnadu) completed his schooling from Baldwin boys high school and pre university at St.Joseph’s college. Holds Masters in Economics
from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and an MBA in Public
Sector from University of Birmingham, UK. He has 34 years of experience and his
first posting was as Assistant Commissioner of Kolar in 1984
He later worked for more than eight years in various
capacities in state-level education administration and nine years in Rural
Development at national and state levels, stated an Information and Public
Relation Department release.
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